Crumbl Cookies Brings Weekly Sweet Treats to Medina
By Marlee Perrin, BEAT Reporter
MEDINA, OH- Do you love chocolate chip cookies? Medina’s Crumbl cookies claims to have some of the best you’ve ever tasted.
Jason McGowan and his cousin Sawyer Hemsley, Crumbl’s founders, started the business around 8 years ago. However, this passion began long before that. Hemsley would always spend hours in the kitchen with his mother making cookies for friends and family. And, they loved it even more when they used his grandmother's cookbook.
McGowan and Hemsley had a shared dream; they wanted to create their own cookie business. Neither of them had professional baking backgrounds. McGowan had technology-industry experience and Hemsley was pursuing a degree at Utah State University when they started Crumbl Cookies.
They began with their most popular flavor, chocolate chip, and that was the only thing on their menu at the time when they opened in 2017. ”All of the sudden, the line just came out the door,” said McGowan. “It’s kind of been crazy ever since.”
Crumbl Cookies in Medina opened in February of 2023. All Crumbl Cookies locations have the same items on the menu at the same time, as their corporate location in Utah decides which flavors to feature within a month in advance. There are six different flavors on the menu every week. Crumbl has over 500 different unique cookie recipes but 200 hundred different cookie flavors.
Adrienne Dial, who works at Medina’s Crumbl location, said that her favorite part of work is when people come in and she gets to see the big smiles on the customer's faces when they walk through the door.
Dial explained that it takes up to two weeks to train someone with kitchen experience, but with shift leads it can take up to a month. Crumbl Cookies is always hiring for new employees of the age 16 or over.
Crumbl Cookies is located at 1124 N Court St, Medina, OH 44256. From its family-inspired beginnings to its Medina location today, Crumbl Cookies continues to serve the community by delivering freshly baked cookies and creating a welcoming experience for all.
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PHOTOS: Ollie Dial, Crumbl employee, in front of the Medina Crumbl location; Crumbl cookies.